King of Thieves (2018)

A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed. Based on infamous true events.

Director:

James Marsh

Writers:

Joe Penhall (screenplay), Mark Seal (magazine article)

Stars:

Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Charlie Cox

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Caine	...	Brian Reader
Michael Gambon	...	Billy the Fish Lincoln
Charlie Cox	...	Basil
Ray Winstone	...	Danny Jones
Jim Broadbent	...	Terry Perkins
Francesca Annis	...	Lynne Reader
Tom Courtenay	...	John Kenny Collins
Paul Whitehouse	...	Carl Wood
Kellie Shirley	...	Terri Robinson
Keely Cat Wells	...	Ballerina
Martha Howe-Douglas	...	Lip Reader
Bernardo Santos	...	Police Officer
Sephora Venites	...	Model
Karl Farrer	...	Guest at Funeral Wake
Jeanette Maskell	...	Person at train station

Storyline

Based on infamous true events, a famous thief, Brian Reader (Sir Michael Caine), pulls together a band of misfit criminals to plot the biggest bank heist in British history. The thieves manage to escape with allegedly over £200 million worth of stolen jewels and money. When police are called to the scene and the investigation starts, the cracks between the eccentric gang members begin to show as they row over how to share the goods and become increasingly distrustful of each other.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | paranoia | mistrust | old age pensioner | police surveillance | 

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Taglines:

The unbelievable true story of the Hatton Garden heist.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Over the Hill Mob

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

StudioCanal, Working Title Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The events depicted in this film are, astonishingly, based on a true story. During the Easter bank holiday period April 2015 a gang of middle aged and OAP veteran criminals really did break into The Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company in central London using the methods depicted in this film and stole somewhere between £14 million to £25 million worth of valuables from safety deposit boxes (the exact amount is unclear as customers with safety deposit boxes didn't necessarily want to report what their boxes contained). The initial success and surprise of the robbery however was short lived as the perpetrators were caught within a matter of weeks by police after modern crime solving methods and clumsiness by the thieves themselves resulted in a string of arrests.

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Goofs

Footage of a Javelin high speed train passing cliffs near has an announcement played over the top saying the train calls at Stratford, Canterbury West, Dover and Margate. For one thing the first port of call is Stratford International then regular HS1 services will call at Ebbsfleet and some at Ashford International stations afterwards. While they do indeed go to Canterbury, Dover is not served by SE High Speed, and was not at the time the film is set(2015).

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Quotes

Brian Reader: I'll have you for chunks!

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Connections

Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 13 September 2018 (2018)

User Reviews

Feels like a TV movie

It's distracting entertainment, but it has a made-for-TV feel, which ITV might commission for a soggy bank holiday. Cinematically uninspiring. The script is pandering to a similar audience; I can imagine some giggling at the swearing, farting and buttocks.